Softball Recap: Weatherford Eagles vs. Clinton Red Tornadoes
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Weatherford). Everything went their way against the Clinton Red Tornadoes on Thursday as the Weatherford Eagles made off with a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Marley Teasley was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also racked up two home runs, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Weatherford got a massive performance out of Harlie Chism, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, Chism also posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Bryant, who went 3-for-4 with a home run.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Weatherford lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 1.8.
The win was the 12th in a row for Weatherford, bringing their record for this year to 18-1. As for Clinton, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Weatherford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clinton, they will face off against Cache at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cache's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Clinton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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